Representative Cynthia Lummis News

House Republicans recently announced the creation of the Endangered Species Act Working Group, which will be led by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings and Western Caucus Co-Chair Cynthia Lummis .

The bill introduced Tuesday by Republican Rep. Cynthia Lummis would allow states to directly collect their share of royalty payments from companies that produce minerals from federal lands.

The rule relies on an on-line data base used by Colorado and 10 other states to track the chemicals used in fracking operations.

A bipartisan group of western lawmakers is pushing legislation in Washington to restore cuts of $110 million in federal mineral royalty payments to 35 states.

The bill introduced Tuesday by Republican Rep. Cynthia Lummis would allow states to directly collect their share of royalty payments from companies that produce minerals from federal lands.

Steady drips of information about a horrific night in Libya are fueling Republican arguments and ads designed to fire up the conservative base and undercut the Democrats' early favorite for president in 2016.

Source: www.bizjournals.com --- Monday, May 13, 2013Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee told a Seattle audience Monday that he wants to reduce public university tuitions after several years of diminishing state support for higher education.

Teton County Commissioners last week approved a 10% increase in the tip fee for landfill-bound solid waste at the Trash Transfer Station.

Steady drips of information about a horrific night in Libya are fueling Republican arguments and ads designed to fire up the conservative base and undercut the Democrats' early favorite for president in 2016.

Ask Speaker John Boehner a question on a key issue these days, and you're likely to get a variation of the same response: Talk to someone else.

Most of us remember the story of the little boy who cried "wolf." And while intentions are of the sincerest nature, errant calls about neighbors' legal burning during burn week - or even a back yard barbeque as was the case a couple years ago - can be quite damaging to the system.

Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park could be among the country's national parks put at risk by oil-and-gas wells, according to results of a newly released study.

Representative Cynthia Lummis ran a survey: Which Congressional budget makes the most sense for America? Results-GOP House 77.2% Senate Demo 22.8%. People in Wyoming have good sense and Cynthia Lummis is a fine Congressman .

Six Republican Westerners in Congress are headed to the Colorado state Capitol in Denver Thursday to review forest management and wildfire prevention.

Amending the United States Constitution One Grievance at a Time Under Article V, thru State Legislatures, Bypassing Congress, the Courts and Executive Branch.

Roads in Grand Teton National Park begin opening tomorrow, but seasonal facilities won't be open immediately.

The U.S. News & World Report last week released their Best High Schools rankings for 2013 showing Jackson Hole High School as the top in the state.

Wyoming Department of Transportation Foreman Bob Johnston and National Park Service Foreman Kenny Whitman, along with their respective plow crews, greeted each other just south of Grant Village in Yellowstone National Park Monday afternoon as the two crews met.

Approximately 160 Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and adult leaders, not including National Elk Refuge personnel in attendance, combed the refuge for shed antlers that will be put up for auction in mid-May. 80% of the money raised by the project help fund activities on the refuge while the remainder is used to help pay annual district membership fees to Boy ... (more)

Republican lawmakers on Friday questioned the Obama administration's request for $38 million to continue research on hydraulic fracturing.